Indianapolis, IN -- The National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP) is pleased to announce the 2026 Officers of the Board of Directors and the 2026 CGP Conference Chair. The newly-elected officers and board members were inducted into office at CGP Conference 2025 in Indianapolis, with terms beginning on January 1, 2026. 

Meet the 2026 Officers for the Board of Directors below.

Nicola Lawrence - Chair

Nicola Lawrence has dedicated her career to non-profit leadership, amassing over 30 years of experience serving organizations across four continents. Her work spans a range of philanthropic efforts, from billion-dollar campaigns to daily fundraising for large healthcare institutions and grassroots social impact startups.

Nicola holds undergraduate degrees in Business and Finance from Wigan and Leigh College and International Non-Profit Management from the University of Leicester. She also earned a postgraduate diploma in Missional Leadership from York St. John University, an MSc in Non-Profit Leadership and Innovation from Dundee University, and an MSc in Financial Planning from the American College of Financial Services. Additionally, she holds CFRE, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy, and Accredited Estate Planner credentials. Currently, she is pursuing a DPhil at the Lilly School of Philanthropy at Indiana University

Nicola specializes in revitalizing underperforming development shops and unlocking revenue through adapting to ai, generational patterns and integrated gift planning. Beyond fundraising, she has led several non-profits in operations and senior leadership. By designing effective policies and guiding organizations through risk mitigation, adherence to legislation, and strategic planning, she helps them achieve their missions. Her commitment to ethical practices and impactful philanthropy has earned respect throughout the sector.

As a conference speaker, Nicola shares insights nationwide, focusing on emerging technologies, challenging norms to adapt economic and legislative realities and championing integrated approaches to charitable gift planning.

She serves on the board of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners and is VP of Arizona Charitable Gift Planners. Nicola is gift planning faculty at the AHP Madison Institute. She is also proud to have served as a foster and adoptive parent. 

Stacy Sulman - Chair-elect

Stacy B. Sulman, J.D., is the Chief Legal Officer of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, where she has worked for nearly 18 years. In that capacity, Stacy oversees planned giving and estate settlements, gift compliance and structuring, and general legal affairs. Stacy previously served as Associate Director and General Counsel for the Jewish Community Foundation of MetroWest, New Jersey.

Stacy teaches Planned Giving in New York University’s School of Professional Studies (part of the Certificate in Fundraising), and has also taught at the University of Arizona College of Law. Stacy is a President Emeritus of the Philanthropic Planning Group of Greater New York and has also served on the boards of Goucher College Hillel and Daughters of Israel, a skilled nursing facility in New Jersey. 

Stacy received her JD from the University of Arizona College of Law, and her bachelor’s degree from Bryn Mawr College. She also spent a graduate year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as a Raoul Wallenberg Scholar.

Simon Williams - Treasurer

Through smart and strategic gift and estate planning, Simon Williams works with donors (and their advisors) to help them explore and make outright, blended and deferred gifts in support of their personal values and financial goals and the charitable causes they care about.

As a member of the Conservancy’s Gift Planning team, Simon provides support in structuring lifetime, blended and deferred gift arrangements for conservation-minded individuals and families, including: gifts of non-cash and complex assets (stock, real estate, personal property, business interests, retirement plans, life insurance); gifts that pay fixed or variable income to one or more beneficiaries (annuities, remainder trusts); gifts that preserve wealth for future generations (lead trusts); and gifts that generate significant tax advantages (retained life estates, donor advised funds). 

Simon is in his 19th year working at The Nature Conservancy and is in his seventh year in his current role as a Regional Gift Strategist. Previously, Simon directed a Conservancy-wide program that helped to engage hundreds of trustees to participate in Gift Planning opportunities during the organization’s $8 Billion Our World campaign. Prior to that, he led fundraising efforts for the Conservancy’s Nevada Chapter. He has also held positions managing and developing the Conservancy’s marketing and communications for Gift Planning, and for three years also worked as a consultant for a number of national non-profits.

Simon graduated with a B.A. in American Studies from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. He is based in Reno, Nevada, where he lives with his wife, Danielle, daughter, Stella, and cats, Anderson, Sapphire, and Eclipse. Simon is a board advisor for the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada and past president and board member of the Planned Giving Round Table of Northern Nevada,  a nonprofit professional organization dedicated to advancing and promoting charitable gift planning. In his spare time, Simon enjoys hiking, paddle-boarding, photography, snorkeling and diving, and travel in general. 

Tiffanie Purvis - Secretary

Tiffanie Purvis is an accomplished gift planning and estate planning professional with extensive experience in philanthropic advising and charitable giving strategies. As a licensed attorney, fundraising executive, and certified philanthropic advisor, she brings a unique blend of legal expertise and fundraising acumen to help donors and professional advisors craft effective philanthropic solutions.

With a proven track record of raising millions through innovative blended-gift strategies, Tiffanie specializes in legacy-giving programs, nonprofit endowments, and complex gift-planning vehicles. She regularly educates professionals on charitable giving strategies and works collaboratively with advisors to maximize philanthropic impact.

Her expertise spans estate planning, planned giving, and nonprofit management. Tiffanie holds a law degree with honors, a Master's in Public Management with a specialization in Nonprofit Management and Leadership (Summa Cum Laude), and maintains bar admissions in multiple jurisdictions.

Recognized nationally for her contributions to the field, Tiffanie received the inaugural Rising Star Award in charitable gift planning from the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners in 2017 and currently serves on its board. She is also active in the National Capital Gift Planning Council, contributing to the advancement of the profession through board service and thought leadership.

Meredith S. Camp - Conference Chair

Meredith Camp is a philanthropic services senior regional trust manager and executive director with Wells Fargo Wealth & Investment Management. She leads a team of experienced philanthropic advisors in the Central and Western Divisions in helping to grow and retain philanthropic business, while focusing on business economics and risk reduction. 

Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services helps charitable individuals, families, and nonprofit organizations work toward their unique goals by providing specialized advisory services. Services to clients may include gift and tax planning, multi-generational planning, estate planning, and the creation and management of donor advised funds, private foundations, charitable trusts, and other charitable planning strategies. She also works extensively with nonprofit organizations, where she advises in the areas of gift planning, endowment management, and board governance. 

Meredith has extensive experience in financial services, having held various relationship management and business development roles over her more than two-decade career with boutique investment advisory firms. She previously served as a senior philanthropic specialist in the Texas/Oklahoma/Arkansas market for six years. She also has experience working in the nonprofit sector. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Ms. Camp worked at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, where she was the Director of Legacy & Leadership Gifts.

Meredith earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and International Business from Baylor University. She holds the Certified Financial Planner™ designation and has been awarded the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® designation. She is a past President and Board member of the Dallas Council of Charitable Gift Planners. She is active in multi-generational philanthropy training through 21/64 and has recently been awarded the Investment Foundations certificate by the CFA Institute. 

Hannah Yaritz - Conference Chair-elect

Hannah Yaritz’s professional fundraising experience spans from working with individual donors to extensive capital campaigns across all sectors. From campaign planning and management, to implementing feasibility and planning studies, Hannah has a broad range of experience with CCS. Her feasibility study engagements include extensive strategic conversations, peer benchmarking, prospect qualification and campaign approaches. Hannah has directed campaigns, with goals upwards of $100 million, through strategic planning and implementation with an emphasis on board development, major and planned gifts, and building sustainable cultures of philanthropy.

Hannah is a key leader within the firm’s gift planning work, advising on client gift planning strategy, providing training opportunities, and elevating mission-based giving through current and deferred gifts. In addition to serving on the board of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners, Hannah is an active member of the Colorado Planned Giving Roundtable and shares her knowledge of the field with others across the United States.

Hannah’s passion for philanthropy stems from her Alma Mater, Marquette University. She believes it is her duty to be a woman for others and to serve the greater community. Originally from Minnesota, Hannah resides in Denver, Colorado, where she spends time outside of work creating a wildflower garden at her home, taking her pup on hikes, and sipping tea on her patio with her cats.

The National Association of Charitable Gift Planners is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. CGP relies on dedicated volunteer leaders representing diverse perspectives and experiences to help advance our field and to support our members’ professional interests. CGP will accept nominations for the 2027-2029 term of the Board of Directors in March and April 2026.

 Learn more about CGP Leadership here.

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The National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP) is the leading organization setting standards for charitable gift planners. We bring members together to learn, connect and advocate. We provide education and resources that enrich and advance careers. We connect colleagues at all levels through our national network—including those who defined the field. We exist to serve our distinguished profession and bring to life the art and science of charitable gift planning.